8KHAL same problems as 8KHA+

[dvdman3]

Ordered 2 of these boards and have the same problems with no post. On one of them I got it to post but after that..... After changing the BIOS sttings I could not restart it. All the rest of the computer parts are basic.

 

[Mem]

Could be PSU problem your Epox boards like a very good 300w or above,



<< Out of the box and onto the test bench...the board doesn't boot. Not a promising first sign, I set about trying to work out the problem. What I discovered was that in some situations, the diagnostic LEDs don't always...diagnose. You see, they will tell you if your ram is iffy, or your video won't initialise, but they won't tell you if there is something fundamentally wrong with the system - what's become known as the 'FF' problem, so called because the LEDs display FF without cycling through their boot-up diagnostics.

In my case, the problem was power. You see, this board has a '3-phase' power socket. Now I can't tell you exactly what that means technically, but I can tell you that it means you'll need an extra-fat PSU to power it. My Aopen 300W wouldn't do it, neither would my QuietPC 300W. Neither would my friend's Macron 400W.

After consulting with Epox Tech, I'm told that what you need is a PSU that will give you a large amount of 'combined power' - that is, power to the RAM, graphics and CPU (which the PSUs I'd tested don't). Replacing my GeForce 3 with a TNT2 solved the problem - less combined power was needed by my system. However, I wasn't about to test this board with a TNT2, so I gave a shout to my best buds over at Chillblast and they hooked me up with a 431 Enermax by courier. This seems to me to be the PSU daddy, and has powered my board without any problems so far. >>

 

[dvdman3]

Unseat memory. Brand New Crucial memory 256MB DDR, New TI200 Geforce 3, Antec 400 Watt Brand new... tell me how can all epox except my old one is working well, The 8K7A+, 8KTA2.... the 8KHA+ none of them worked for me [4 mobos], Now 2 8KHALs.... I am so sick of this..I just want to get it working and not even OC this thing...

 

[Mem]

It would help if you posted your PSU specs in your post before hand ,anyway you tried the boards outside of the case and have you tired clearing the CMOS as well?

My Epox 8KHA+ booted first time .

 

[Viperoni]

<< My Epox 8KHA+ booted first time . >>



Same here
/enermax 350watt PS

 

[dvdman3]

It is a 400 watt antec PSU, Crucial DDR, clear CMOS maybe like 100+ times.... Took memory out, video card out, everything out... and put JCLick 1 or whatever to clear CMOS.. took everything out and put it back again and again... anyway... I think Epox has some problems..... I know people who got it all working once. Like my Epox 8k7a+ just once.. I boot it and put the settings of my 1.4 ghz. 11.5 x 133.... 1533 works till this day 24/7 not a single reboot. Super Fast.. but I had tried 4 8KHA+, 2 KHALs.... none zippo.,,, I will call antec... now

 

[dvdman3]

Viper did you have the same problem too ?????? As i thought I was the only one.. I also don't believe I am so bad in buiilding computers.. with everything all on default.. although I overclock it as well... But why.. could it be the PSU, memory, video card then ?? The Memory is new 4 sticks of them, video card is new, Antec 635 case with a 400 PSU is new too..ideas ? suggestions pls help

 

[Wind]

<< My Epox 8KHA+ booted first time . >>


Same here & running stable. Using 400W generic PSU.

 

[Wind]

Whts the code on the mobo LED? Any beep?

 

[Jasmine]

Neither would my friend's Macron 400W.

Well, my Macron 400W works. Whats up with that?

 

[AZGamer]

<< Viper did you have the same problem too ?????? As i thought I was the only one.. I also don't believe I am so bad in buiilding computers.. with everything all on default.. although I overclock it as well... But why.. could it be the PSU, memory, video card then ?? The Memory is new 4 sticks of them, video card is new, Antec 635 case with a 400 PSU is new too..ideas ? suggestions pls help >>



I think he said he didn't have the problem - try a new power supply.

 

[WhiteWizard]

Yep memory or PS, that's wy a live Epox (in general), try to erase BIOS, some times altering settings cause not booting anymore. GOOD LUCK, and next time buy ASUS.

 

[dvdman3]

Got it to work... wrong memory.. put in a 1.4 GHZ 266 O/c by 11.5 x 133 at fastest setting and 1.533 no probs. All smiles.. fast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!